Mirai Nagasu Quotes
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I don't necessarily always feel happy when I'm skating.
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I don't even remember how many times I've sprained my ankle. I've had stress fractures galore and torn my PCL. You just take a little time off if you have the time, and if not, you keep training until you can take the time off.
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I think I would be bored if I were winning all the time, even though it would be nice.
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Not only would my parents work full hours, my parents both woke up at 5 A.M. My dad left the house at 5 A.M. to go to the fish market to pick out his own fish, and my mom woke up at 5 A.M. to wake me up in order to get me ready for skating before school.
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I'm really good at window shopping, or I'll go into a store and just choose one thing.
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Being the heavy favorite is not always a good thing because of the amount of pressure on an athlete.
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When I come home from training, my attention immediately has to focus on my school courses, which helps keep the stress level balanced. I mostly balance both by drinking a lot of coffee and making sure I time manage well, which doesn't happen all the time, especially during finals week.
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I'm a solo skater; the sport can be lonely.
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I tell my boyfriend that... we should get a ranch so we can just adopt all the dogs that need homes, and they can just run around all day.
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I have always believed that I am an amazing skater regardless of what the results say, and I think that determination and confidence has kept me in the game so long.
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In the history of sport in general, people stick around. Look at Shaun White and Lindsey Vonn just continue on, Olympic cycle after Olympic cycle; that is why they are famous.
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To all the little girls out there, I would tell them to really appreciate what their parents do for them. And also to truly believe in their dream. If they truly believe that they're capable, things will happen for them - as long as they put in the work, of course.
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I'm great at dishwashing.
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It was my goal and dream to be selected to the Olympic team, so I knew going into it the amount of responsibility I was given.
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I believe in adventure and imagination, and I got that from my parents and the things I experienced as a child.
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I've always been an A or B student. When I get a B, I freak out a little bit!
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Sports are evolving and always evolving, and people have that determination to keep going and coming back. I think I'm one of those athletes. I stand to show that people shouldn't give up. You've got to just keep going until you succeed.
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There are moments when I think I'm not very smart and not very pretty, and skating is the only thing that stands out about me. It's like the love of my life. When you love someone, sometimes you want to break up.
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When I started not training as hard and doing what I needed to do, everyone else improved without me improving.
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When I'm at home, I'm a real big cuddler, so I sleep with my dog in my arms.
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Narcissism is just self-confidence.
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Pre-competition rituals include nap time, because when competition rolls around, I'm a sloth. I also FaceTime my dogs.
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When someone really, truly believes in themselves, magic happens.
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I've dreamed about going to the Olympics ever since I was young.